Colorful marine creature ... or a phonetic hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% SEAANEMONE Colorful marine creature ... or a phonetic hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23-, 35- and 48-Across (10) New York Times Jul 15, 2024
5% ESS Curvy letter, phonetically (3)
5% SHOOINS Safe bets, or a phonetic hint to the circled elements of this puzzle? (7) LA Times Daily Sep 15, 2026
5% ROUGHHOUSE Play boisterously, and a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 35- and 49-Across (10) Wall Street Journal Sep 14, 2026
5% PLAYTHINGS Toys … or the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across? (10) New York Times Jul 13, 2026
5% SWITCHBLADE Street weapon, and a hint to the circled letters in 17-, 23- and 48-Across (11)
4% YALIE Certain 35-Across attendee (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2026
4% DOUBLEDIP Snacking faux pas ... or hint to this puzzle's circled letters (9) New York Times Midi Oct 6, 2026
4% BRUCEWAYNE See 17 Across (10) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Oct 6, 2026
4% VERA See 17-Across (4) Newsday Sep 28, 2026

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